WHOOPING COUGH MORTALITY
N.Z. FIGURES ALMOST INSIGNIFICANT (New Zealana Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 2. New Zealand has decreased its mortality from whooping cough to an insignificant figure. In the years 1951-54 it was estimated that the incidence was 0.3 in every 100,000 inhabitants, compared with 8.2 in 1901-05. Immunisation was a main factor contributing to the improvement, a Health Department official said today. Other factors were improved living conditions, housing and nutrition. The world over whooping cough remains the most deadly disease of childhood. A World Health Organisation report indicates that though world mortality has shown a marked drop, the number of cases has not decreased.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28089, 3 October 1956, Page 16
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